# Ward 6, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 6, Chirkunda

Ward 6 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **1,205 people in 243 households** at the 2011 Census — the 19th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 74.6%, below the town average of 77.6%.

- 1,205people (2011)
- 243households
- 19 of 20by population
- 74.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**881

Working population ****30.3%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 317 (87%) · **■** Household industry 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 25 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 94 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**40%

Tap water ****75%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**2%

Use banking services ****60%**

**65%

Television ****78%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****77%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Chirkunda

- Ward 32,472 people
- Ward 41,786 people
- Ward 52,421 people
- Ward 71,425 people
- Ward 83,288 people
- Ward 92,293 people

[Full Chirkunda ward list (20 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/chirkunda/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 6, Chirkunda?1,205 people in 243 households (Census 2011)